Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC CT SCAN LUMBAR SP CONTRAST - CT LUMBAR SPINE W CONTRAST
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $292 is 52% below the median hospital's median price ($611), higher than 9% of the 2,615 hospitals reporting CPT 72132. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 43 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $120 | $118 | $49 | 41% | — | $57 – $177 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $120 | $118 | $49 | 41% | — | $57 – $177 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $120 | $118 | $49 | 41% | — | $57 – $177 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $120 | $118 | $49 | 41% | — | $57 – $177 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $127 | $125 | $52 | 41% | — | $60 – $187 |
| 6 | Healthpartners managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $147 | $147 | — | — | — | $147 – $147 |
| 7 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $184 | $181 | $75 | 41% | — | $88 – $272 |
| 8 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $184 | $181 | $75 | 41% | — | $88 – $272 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $148 | $181 | $118 | 65% | — | $57 – $372 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $187 | $185 | $77 | 41% | — | $90 – $277 |
| 11 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $187 | $185 | $77 | 41% | — | $90 – $277 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $204 | $200 | $83 | 42% | — | $96 – $300 |
| 13 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $234 | $200 | $92 | 46% | — | $75 – $292 |
| 14 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $234 | $200 | $92 | 46% | — | $75 – $292 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $224 | $217 | $91 | 42% | — | $102 – $326 |
| 16 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $288 | $288 | — | — | — | $288 – $288 |
| 17 | Kaiser commercial professional · case rate · both | $328 | $328 | — | — | — | $328 – $328 |
| 18 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $372 | $372 | — | — | — | $372 – $372 |
| 19 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $372 | $372 | — | — | — | $372 – $372 |
| 20 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $380 | $380 | — | — | — | $380 – $380 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $380 | $380 | — | — | — | $380 – $380 |
| 22 | Kaiser commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $380 | $380 | $45 | 12% | — | $335 – $425 |
| 23 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $381 | $381 | $2 | 0% | — | $380 – $383 |
| 24 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $383 | $383 | — | — | — | $383 – $383 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $409 | $409 | $25 | 6% | — | $384 – $434 |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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